The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

R EDUCTION OF FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. Insurers in THE NORTH BRITISH and MERCANTILE FIRE OFFICE will receive the full benefit of the reduction in the duty on goods, wares, and merch ndi e, being stock in trade, and machinery, fixtures, implements, or utensils used for the purpose of any manufacture or trade ; on alt policies falling due on and after the 25th June next, and new policies on like property now effected, will be charged the o d rate of duty only until the 25th June next, and for the re- Inainder of the term at the reduced rate of ls. 6d. per cent. GEO. H. WHYTING, Manager. London, fB, Threadneedle-street, April 22,1861. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. From this time until the end of the season there will be four Opera nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. 11dlle. Emilia Lagrua ; Mdlle. Giuseppini Tati; Mdlle. Marie Battu; Signor Graziani ; Signor Mario. TO-MORROW (Saturday), April 23, will be performed (for the first lime these two years', Verdi's opera, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. Amelia, Mdlle. Emilia Lagrua, her first appearance in that character in England ; lllrica, Mdlle. Giuseppini Tati, her first appearance in England; Oscar, Mdile. Marie Battu ; Renato. Signor Graziani ; Armando, ;nor Tagliafico; Angri, Signor Capponi ; Silvano, Signor Falar ; 11 uiudice, Signor Rossi ; and it Duca, tignor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. The incidental Divertissement wi 1 be supported by Mdlle. Saivoni and M. Desplaces. Commence at ha'f past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre eta Is, Ios. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre. 25. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at ihr, box-offic under the portico of the tneaire, which is open from ten to five, and at' the principal musicsellers' and librarians'. THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore. Alter which, will be produced the Grand Stage Revival of Shakspere's Chronicle or Historical Play, entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. The cast will include impersonations by those emine..it trtists, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Waiter Lacy, Mr. A ddiso Mr. Ryder, Mr. itobert Roxby, Mr. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. }Merton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Neville ; Miss Edith Wynne, M ss Rose Leclercq, .nd Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-laae Com pany. Concluding' with MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS. 11HEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. For the Benefit of Mr. Sothern. THIS EVENING, April 22, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. hothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Gov.; Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, hill, Harri 4, Snowden, &c Followed by BUNKIT 1I MULLER, After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe, &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nellyi'ower, Hill, Wright, ito,;ers, &c, . Commence at 7. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. To conclude with, 25th time, a new Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled DRAWING-ROOM. SECOND FLOOR, AND AT ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE PAIR: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. Ater which, at Eight o'clock, the 138th Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tatneaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle," Principal characters by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. Brouv,hum, Emery, Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Jollett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, al rs. Lee, alms Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is Made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, ar.d teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. MR. FECHTER begs to announce that the whole profits of the First Night's Represents,'ion of Hamlet will be divided between the NATIONAL SHAK SVEARE COMMITTEE and the DRAMATIC COLLEGE SCHOOLS FUND. Mr. FECIITER'S indisposition pre venting the production of Hamlet on the Evening of he 23d, the LYCEUM THEATRE will be closed that night. NEW THEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI, sole Proprietor and Manager. M. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS : Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, and .Miss K.Kelly. At 8, LEAH: Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billing,ton, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss d. Simms and Mrs. bialington. To conclude with Tilt: AREA BELLE : Niessrs..T. L. Toole, P. B edford, d. /tomer, Miss Woolg - ar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. 114ISS BATEMAN.—L E A H.-I'Hl6 EVENING and EVERY EVENING --Miss Bateman will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma,den uotil further notice. In order o give due effect to t ie most remarkable suc.Tes4 of the season, eadreiy new scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. Damson and :ons, a.a Thortips..n. New dr ss,s and appo ntm,rits have be n prepares for its productio:;.—N. , e. In consequence of the .:reusing and numerous applications at the Box-otn e, ar zugement have tow been made by which Seats m ybe ob a Fortnight in Anv.in e. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. IL Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MY PRES eIIi.VER. Atter which, the Fa cony S-ene from ROMEO AND JULIET. ses Swanborough and Wilton. Followed by the Fifth Act of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Concluding' with the Great Burlesque, ORPHEU3 AND EURYuICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, JUMCB Fenton ; des dames Swanborough, Marie Iti ilton, Hughes, &a. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST, JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of 3Er. B. WEBSTER. Re-engagement of those celeorated artistes. Mr. and Mrs. C. 3lathews. —The greatly successful new Comedy every Evening. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTEL{ THE WEDDING. Mr. F. Robinson and Miss Her,,ert. At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINIMi : 3rir. Charles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley and Anse A. Cottrell. Commence at 7. COALS. —The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 28s. per ton. I Double.. 21s. per ton. Top 255. .. Deep 22s . 99 WC.II. screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent 711 - IHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Ban be had Every Evening of G. R. GL ZisTIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, April 22, 1864. -~--- THERMOMETER, Tilie day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.01. Wind—N.E, ; moderate breeze, and very fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 2h. 16m.—Afternoon, 2h. 32m. ro oßnow.-Morning, 2h. 50m.—Afternomi, 2h. 10m. egg 4- d Sun. LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1864. Scarcely one hour hid elapsed after the first publication, in our earliest edition yesterday after noon, of the article in which we commented upon the extraordinary impropriety of Mr. GLADSTONE'S conduct in officiously precipitating General GARI BALDI'S departure from England, when that latest Ministerial scandal—[we are certainly getting enough of them !]—was formally brought under the consideration of the House of Commons. The hon. member for Perth, addressing himself to the Speaker, referred to certain uncomfort able rumours afloat, these rumours namely about Mr. GLADSTONE'S interference with General GARIBALDI'S arrangements—[upon the score, forsooth, or the latter's health ! as if GARI BALDI were not old enough to take care of his own heatth without being coddled by a Chancellor of the Exchequer !]—and put it frankly to Mr. Speaker whether it might not, really, be just as well if Mr. SLAMSTONE would Offer the House a few words of explanation. Don't let it be forgotten, by the way, who the hon. member for Perth is, what position he occupies in regard to GARIBALDI, end how' ff.r he hus personally to do with GAIIIIIALDI'S artingt.ments. The member for Perth i , , then, be it said, the Hon. ARTHUR KINNAIRD--who occu pies the position, in regard to that extraore Binary fund new collecting, called the GARI BALDI Fund, who occupies, we say, the position, in regard to that fund, of Treasurer, just as the position of Vice• Chairman is occupied by Mr. SEELY, and the position of Chairman by his Grace the Duke of SurBERLAND. It is the Treasurer of th 3 GARIBALDI Fend, therefore, the immediate associate just now (in reference to GARIBALDI) with such men as Mr. SEELY and the Duke of SUTHERLAND, who yester day, in the those of Commons, asked Mr. GLAD• 810 E) in the usual roundabout parliamentary way —namely, through Mr. SPEAKER—whether he had anything whatever to say for himself, either in confirmation or in contradiction of these rumours about his (Mr. GLADSTONE'S) personal interference with GARIBALDI'S arrangements, with a view, namely, to hasten, as abruptly and as quickly as possible, GARIBALDI'S departure from England ? Mr. GLADSTONE thereupon explains—he does not contradict the rumour as to the fact of his interfer ence—he simply explains the nature of it. But— how ? Why, by such an intolerable rigmarole, that the hon. member for the County of Cork has to get up and call the Chancellor of the Exche quer to order It is only, you will say, Mr. VINCENT SCULLY who calls to order—and whonz, you will add, does he call to order ? Why, no less of a parliamentary personage than the Right Hon. W. E, GLADSTONE. Yes—we will grant all that—it seems ridiculous—BUT, while Mr. SCULLY is the one calling to order, while Mr. GLADSTONE is the one called to order, how does the House re ceive the interruption P Observe—for the fact is significant—with " loud cheering." With laugh ter if you will, the thing is so odd and out of the way, but, together with that laughter, with "loud cheering." Mr. GLADSTONE'S explanation—[ why in the name of fortune could he not answer a plain question plainly and to the point, simply and to the purpose P]—Mr. GLADSTONE'S explanation be ing so very much, indeed, in the way of a rigma role! The long and the short of Mr. GLADSTONE'S explanation, after all, being, just simply this—that really and truly, the rumour was so far cor rect, that Mr. GLADSTONE had interfered, had taken tender care of General GARIBALDI'S health, had been the principal means of hurrying GARIBALDI out of England. The English of it all, was that at any rate. So that by this time—in re gard to this extraordinarily sudden, this entirely unlooked-for, surprising, confusing change, made in the whole of GARIBALDI'S arrangements —we have already had—what ? The official paragraph in the Moniteur ! Lord PALMERSTON'S denial in the Commons ! Lord CLARENDON'S denial in the Lords ! Mr. FERGUSSON'S professional opinion ! And—besides a number of other denials— Mr. GLADSTONE'S explanation of yesterday. The upshot being, nevertheless, that GARIBALDI is to-day, all of a sudden (and as it certainly appears to us, rather unceremoniously) hurried out of England—because, it seems in the exceedingly affectionate solicitude of one of our Cabinet Ministers for General GARIBALDI'S health, that he, GARIBALDI, had better change all his plans, break through the whole of his arrange ments, promises, ro matter what, and go away ! GARIBALDI himself all the time not only protesting that (everything considered, or, in other words, barring his foot) he feels uncommonly well —but, in every line of his bronzed and handsome face, looking the vary picture of health ! His sense of his own capability for going through any amount of fatigue that appeared to be before him, is corroborated, for that matter, by the able Italian sur geon personally in attendance upon him, namely, Dr. BASILE, whose brief but emphatic letter (to that effect) we published in The Sun several days ago. All this time —aide by side with this Hurrying Away of GARIBALDI —what is occurring here, in the midst of us, in our metropolis ? What is occurring we mean in the matter of the Dano - German Confe rence ? Why —to say the least of it, by a very strange coincidence—there are all this little petty hitches and delays in regard to the prelimi nary getting together of the Conference ! The in• augurative sitting of the plenipotentiaries, some how or another, has to be postponed and postponed ! Of coarse purely by a coincidence—the negotiators from the various Governments, can't, for some reason, fairly settle down to the business before them. Perhaps—we just throw out the hint, as a little shadowy shred of a hope for us yet to cling to, in the matter of this Con ference—perhaps, just blrely as a possibility, the Conference may Now at length contrive to begin its laboure—by the time, that is to say, that our authorities have come to know for certain that GARIBALDI has taken his departure from England en route for Caprera, on board the Duke of SUTHER LAND'S yacht. Who knows ? At any rate let us hope so. And afterwards let us hope, too, that something may eventually come from it—that is, from the Conference itself ? In the meantime, we presume we may —if only in the exercise of our common sense—entertain oar own opinion in regard to the health of GARIBALDI'. Yet, really and quite frankly, be it said at once by us—alEo in the exercise of our common sense— that while Ministers of the Crown are doing what they are doing, s and not a doubt about it—(for the facts come to be proved afterwards very awkwardly, come even to be acknowledged by themselves as facts)-- while, we say, Ministers of the Crown are doing what, one after another, they are doing, we don't set such very high value upon their explana tions afterwards ! If the truth must be spoken in the matter at all—well, There it is! Frankly) and quite distinctly we acknowledge it : the ex planations recently given in regard to their—shall we say ? extra•ofcial—doings, the explanations recently given to the House of Commons, in one case, by Mr. STAN SFELD, and now, in regard to a totally different matter, by Mr. GLADSTONE, have for us the very smallest interest, value, or importance. There has, in each instance, been, firs of all, so much of the suppressio veri in the manner of these two Ministers of the Crown, the little one end the big one, the ex-Junior Lord of the Admiralty and the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Excbe- quer—there has been on their part so much of studied reticence, that it has been in no way pos sible for us to respect very much, or to Eet any very particular value upon their subsequent explanations. We listen to what it is they have to say as English gentlemen—and one of them at any rate as an eminent British statesman, And—listen ing to them as such —we believe of course that we are listening to the manly truth throughout. But—for the life of us—we can't get over the glaring, staring, undeniable facts of the case in either instance. We can't for one instant ose a recollection of the proved and acknowledged 3 doings?' of , the two Ministers. There, for example, on one hand we know for an absolute certainty that only the other day Mr. STANSFELD, though a " Minister of the Crown," as he coacombingly ezlled himself, though a junior Lcrd of the Admiralty, and as such a mew. ber of Lord PALMERSTON'S klminiatration, not only clntinued individually to cherish his inti- mate personal friendship with M. MAZZINI, but alio continued (until he was found out to be doing so, and was thereupon shamed into dis2ou tinning it) that, he continued to render his (the Minister's) pri vate residence the channel and receptacle for the Secret Correspondence of that notorious Arch-Con spirator. Again, we know also for an absolute certainty that, within a very few hours from the present time, another and a far more impor tant member of the Government has, on the plea of G ARIBA LDI'S health, been personally in strumental in hurrying him, GAR' ALDI, out of England-.and this Tory oddly (purel, , of course, by a coincidence) when this Dano•German Conference is trying to begin its sittings here in London! And, beyond that, we know also that Mr. GLAD STONE has strangely gone but of his way to do all this—very oddly (but here again, of course, purely as a coincidence) just after Lord CLARENDON'S return to London from his conciliatory mission to the French Government. By the mail from Bombay we learn with regret that the fears which were previously entertained by the experienced residents have been too surely fulfilled, and that a disastrous outbreak of cholera is ravaging the provinces of Central and "Western India. It Will be remembered that considerable uneasiness has been felt in India on the score of the public health for tome time past, and the last mail brought us inte:ligence of the commotion excited in Bengal by the steps which the provincial Govern ment had thought it necessary to take in order to put a stop to the pernicious and dangerous custom of throwing dead bodies into the Ganges. Accord• ing to the Bombay Gazette there was only too much reason for apprehension on the subject, seeing that the terrible epidemic which, tradition tells us, had its origin in the dirt and unhealthiness of native towns, has already broken out with great virulence in the Southern and Western portions of the em pire. Bombay itself is, as yet, comparatively free from the disease, lint in Surat, Guzerat, Berar, and Kandeish the list of victims is alarmingly extensive. It is said that the deaths number some hundreds per day in these parts, and even allowing for the exag• geration of alarm and anxiety, there is reason to fear that the visitation is severe and widespread. The natives are, of course, the first and most nume rous of the victims. Their habits, their ignorance, the disposal of their dead, all tend to propagate the disease when once established, as well as to render them especially liable to its influence, A good many Europeans, however, are said to have also succumbed to the unseen enemy, and principally those employed on the railway works. Such a calamity, although always deplorable, is particularly to be lamentpd just now, when industry and enter prise were beginning to develope themselves in India, and so many sources of benefit to the country and profit to individuals seemed to be opening oat to the adventurous. It is to bs feared that this appearance of a foe more invincible than the tribes of the hills, more deadly and more dangerous than the mutineer, will damp, in some measure, the ener gies of Anglo-Indians, and deter many from casting in their fortunes with a land subject to such bilght ing influences. It remains to be considered, too, how far we are justified in exposing men to the dangers of such a latitude, and several points lay open to grave reflection: In the first place, we shall do well to consider how far the evil is remediable, and how it is inevitable, and before setting down the climate or sail of India as hopelessly unhealthy we shall do well to ask ourselves what result the same conditions of life would produce in our own temperate zone. A rigid system of sewage and drainage, a constant endeavour to diffuse physio logical knowledge among the people and to pro mote the use of baths and wash-houses, to encou rage ventilation and cleanliness in social habits, has not prevented fever and cholera from decimating the population of some of our lanes and rookeries. We have found by an experience so common that its teaching has passed into a truism, that wher ever large numbers of persons are packed together without a close and careful observance of the three grand requisites for health in cities—cleanliness, drainage, and ventilation—sickness and death will be of constant and familiar occurrence. The sound sense of Lord PALMERSTON'S practical advice to the Scottish citizana on the occasion of their proposed Fast Day on account of a prevailing epidemic, was universally recognised, and the inconsistency of public humilia•ion for a calmity which was in duced by public neglect, without any corresponding steps being taken to mitigate the evil, was admitted on all hands. But if the laws of health are inexor able in their nature in a climate and among a peo ple like our own, what must they be under a sun like that of India ? Yet a limited supply of bad water, a totally inefficient attempt at drainage, at, d accumulating heaps of decaying matter are pressed into tho service of King Cholera, as if he needed any such help. The climate may be trying to the European constitution, but what would our Regis trar-General's returns be like if heaps of refuse were suffered to accumulate at our doors under a July sun, if our sewage system were a thing unknown, if dead bodies floated up and down the Thames, it we could only obtain a small quantity of very in different water, and a mass of people lived hard by with the evil habits of the Hindoos, and the sine . of burning bones continually poisoned the air and sickened us with the thought that human remains were being thus consumed ? If we picture to our- selves the probable condition of things after a few weeks of such a state of things carried on in the temperature of last July, we shall have less to say about the dangers of the English climate. lir e must, too, as regards the Anglo-Indian population, add to these dangers the obstinate attempt to fol low the English style of living, the strong food and drink, the exercise at all hours, and many other habits harmless or even beneficial at home, but dangerous, because unsuitable, in our Eastern Empire. The mortality among our soldiers has been so excessive as to attract official attention, and the result is that barracks will, henceforth, be built in dry and airy spots instead of in low, marshy, and unhealthy neighbourhoods. We have all heard the story of the barracks where pestilence raged until the high blank wal. which shut out the sea breezes was pulled down ; but doubtless there is many a similar case in which men's lives have beet sacrificed in India to official ignorance or indifference. But the time has gone by for the supine influence of red-tapeism to reign paramount, and the condition of the publio health in India is a matter too vitally important to this country to be neglected i n an y way. Prompt and unprejudiced attention should at once be given to the matter. It is, of course, extremely difficult to interfere with the habits of the natives, but a few plain sanitary laws might, we should imagine, be enforced with- out troublesome consequences if causes for irrita- Lion were carefully avoided. Secondly, no effort or expense should be spared in removing public establishments to well drained and airy localities. It is nothing less than wholesale murder to con demn men to pass their days in close barracks, built on low swampy ground. A good and plentiful supply of water is another necessary of health, but how can we hope for that with Sir CHARLES WOOD at the India Office ? The newly appointed sanitary officials will surely make it one of their duties to provide for the removal of all refuse and decaying matter, since its presence in the vicinity of human habitations is a patent agent of malaria. Many minor points, such as preventing Anglo-Indians from working in the wrong hours of the day, avoid- ng unwholesome diet and dirty habits, &c., must be mainly carried out by the people themselves, but were such regulations, large and small, fully and fairly observed, we should have less of the fatal and widespread influence of the cholera. But unfor- tunately India hua to contend not only against obstinate ignorance there, bat against wilful pie- SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENlii‘j, APRIL 22, 1864. judice in England, and it will, we fear, be long before we see any of these reforms put into practice. It is rumoured that our present enlightened Secre tary of State has distinctly refused to listen to any proposal for removing the seat of Government from Calcutta to a healthier spot, although the City of Palaces has already cost us many valuable lives. We must hope that the report may be inaccurate, but it comes from Bombay in sufficiently clear and positive terms. We shall probably learn, with very little delay, the true sate of the case, when so un warrantable a refusal have been actually given. The public voles will unheeitatin;;ly demand its immediate and unconditional revocation. Sonnet a Shakspere, APRIL 23, 1864 • Le monde &ait plonge dans un epais sommeil, Et tout ecait encor chaos dans cet empire, Des celestes lambris lorsque to vins, Shakspere, De la nature entiere operer le revel!, Et sur l'humanite 'Driller nouveau soleil I L'univers aux dour sons des accords de to lyre Se sentit tressaillir, et dans un beau delire Salua d'un hourra ton astre sans pareil I Trois cents ans en passant sur ton jour de naiFsance, Ont cimente ta gloire et ta preeminence, Ta renommee immense a triomphe du temps; Et dans ce jour ce n'est pas la seule Angleterra Qui vient le celarer ton grand anniversaire, Mais cent peuples divers qui t'offrent leur encens. LE CHEVALIER DE CHATELAIN. Departure of General Garibaldi. THIS I)AY.; To-day General Garibaldi took his departure from the metropolis en route to his island home, Caprera. At an early hour several of the intimate friends of the General called upon hitn at Prince's-gate to take leave, and shortly after lz the General left the residence of Mr. Seely, accompanied by that gentleman and the Earl of Shaftes bury, and proceeded to Stafford House, where ho arrived at half-past twelve. It had been expected that the General's departure from London would have taken place at a much earlier hour, and therefore when 'qr. Seely's carriage drove up to the resi dence of the, Duke of Sutherland, there were not more than a dczen of persons present. The General, to all appearance, seemed in exuberant health, and acknowledged the greeting of the few persons who crowded round the carriage with his accustomed heartiness. Later in the afternoon the General quitted the metro polis on a visit, we believe, to Colonel Peard (Garibaldi's Englishman), at his residence, Penquite, in Cornwall. On Monday General Garibaldi leaves Plymouth on hoard the Duke of Sutherland's yacht, the Ondine, for Caprera. TO THE EDITO.R OF THE SUN. observe in some of the morning papers of to day a statement relative to the departure of General Gari baldi, in which my name is introduced as having been one of the committee, under whose advice he came to the deter mination to bring his visit to a close. Very numerous invitations to visit provincial towns had been presented to General Garibaldi, and provisionally ac cepted. In the opinion of some friends of General Gari baldi this list was too long : it would have involved too great a tax upon his strength, or, with the necessary inter vals of rest, would have taken a longer time than was advis able to exhaust. My Opinion has been in favour of a tour, restricted to some half a dozen of the principal towns of England and Scotland, to be concluded within a fortnight, more or less. The general felt that he could not draw this line, and determined to accept the alternative of terminating his visit at once. I observe that last night deputations waited upon him to entreat him to reconsider that determination, and I for one trust that he will do s), and than the limited tour of which I have spoken will yet take place. I may add that I have been a msmber of no committee, and do not understand that there has been any committee formed to advise him in this matter; but I was at Mr. Seely's house yesterday morning, and was invited by the general's host to be present as a witness to a determination upon the general's part, which was expressed in my pre sence, but which I deeply regret. By inserting the present note in your valuable journal you will be oblige your obedient servant, London, April 21. A. SAFr t. The New Season at the Crystal Palace, The directors have issued their programme for the season commencing May, 1864, and a most attractive one it is, During the first three months there are no less than five and twenty specill appointments, the first of which, "The ShakspereTercentenary Fete," takes place on Sat tat day next, Mr. E. T. Parris, the well-known artist, has bten engaged for many months past in constructing a fac•siniele ot the house ot Shakspere at Stratfprd-on-Avon. The house has been erected on the great platform opposite the Handel orchestra in the central transept, and is of the exact size of the original—namely 60ft. long and about 25ft. high. The more interesting portions of the interior of the Stratford house. including the traditional birthplace of the poet, and the shop beneath it, are also exactly reproduced in the model, thus rendering it the most complete and interesting exhibi tion which can possibly be associated with the name of England's great poet. As a guarantee for the correctness of the reproduction of Shakspere's house, a photograph of tha house at Stratford-on-Avon has been taken specially for this occasion, and a copy will be presented to all visitor, entering the palace on the 23d April, and to all season ticket holders of the present or ensuing season. The great memo rial monument of Shakspere, erected on the upper terrace will be unveiled, and to give eclat to the scene, the great transept has been appropriately decorated with mottoes and quotations from Shakspere'a works, and other devices. There will be during the season 10 opera concerts, the usual number of fruit and flower shows, and to add to the attraction of the picture gallery, the directors have offered 200 guineas for the best pi c t ure i n o i l or wa t e r colours — which will ensure a large num b er of or i g i na l productions from the competitors fc 7 th e pr i ze. The S c hool of Art, Science, and Literature is a most va l ua b le i ns titution, as it places the beat instruction within the reach of all who wish to avail themselves of the advantage of the most celebrated professors in the different b ranc h es of educat i on enumerated in the prospectus. Altog e th er, t h e season o f 1864 gives promise of being one of mor e th an or di nary attraction. Agricultural Hall, The "grand bardic jubilee" commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the birthday of Shakspere, under the direction of the national Shakspere committee, formed to raise a memorial of the poet in the metropolis, com menced last evening with a concert of Shaksperian music. The artists who took part in the concert were—Madam Sherrington, Miss Stabbach, Madam Dulby, Madam Fanny Huddart, Miss Palmer, Miss Heywood, Miss E. Williams, Miss C. Nott, Madame Perepa, and Messrs. Perren, Thomas, and Renwick. The name or M.r. Sims Reeves also appeared in the programme, but that gentleman did not appear, owing, it was said, to indisposition. An apology was made for the great tenor, but after some little murmur ing the audience became reconciled to the general disap pointment, and the concert proceeded. In the first part we had, of course, Where the bee 'sucks," by Miss E. Wil liams; "I know a bank," by Madame Perepa and Madame Dolby ; and " Hark, hark the lark," by Madame Sherring ton, which were amongst the great voc al trium p hs. Mr. Phelps brought th e part to a conclusion by the recital of a portion o f " T he T empes t!' The second part consisted chiefly o f L oc k e ' s fi ne o ld music to "Mac beth," which evok e d th e most en thusiastic applause, and the concert terminated with the spirited chorus by Sir H. Bishop, " Wh a t s h i ll he have that killed the deer." To-night we are t o t a4 e a " c h ara cter bal masque , " the unveiling of the co l ossa l T ercentenar y Bust, and to-morrow the great miscellaneous intertainment and inonstre demon stration of the working classes. The Duke of Sutherland's yacht, that is to take bask Gen. Garibaldi and suite to Caprera, arrived at Ply mouth, and proceeded to the Great Western Docks on Thursday. The railway authorities at that part are making active preparations for the reception of the General. THE "ALBERT VICfOR" LIFkBOAT.—The Man chester lifeboat, called' the " Albert Victor" efier the infant Prince, by poission of H.R.11. the Prince of Wales had yesterday her harbour trial in the Regent's canal Dock, Limehouse. l'ne boat is 33 feet long, 8 feet wide, and rows 10 oars, double banked. Her self-righting qualities were fully and satisfactorily tested on the occasion. The water she shipped was self ejected through patent valves in 20 seconds. The: following are some of the re markable qualities of the boat :-1. Great lateral stability; 2. Speed against a heavy sea ; 3. Facility for launching and for taking the shore; Immediate self-discharge of any water breaking into Yer ; 51 , Tne important advantage of self-righting if upset ; 6. Strength ; 7, Stowage room for a number of passengers. The boat was built by the Messrs. Forrestt of Limehouse. The transporting-carriage of the boat, which was built by Mr. J. Robinson of Camden-town, was also tried on the occasion and was found to answer admirably. The cost Of this lifeboat and of three others was collected by Mr. Robert Whitworth of Manchester. The boat is to replace a smaller one at Berwick-on-Tweed which was (icemen unsuitable for the locality. The Patric states positively t bet Lord Palmerston has said "too nmb," as it knows that sovcral ambassadors have remonstrated against Ciaribaldits promo in England LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE WAR IN DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 20, 7.20 P.m. Nothing occurred last night except occasional shots being fired. The enemy has erected a battery near Bastion No. 10 of the Dybbol entrenchments. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 21, 4.4 P.M. The enemy continues to throw a few shells, but none have reached Alsen. A battery is being erected opposite the Danish work at Saurslokke. All else is quiet. AUSTRIA. RESIGNATION OF COUNT FORGACH. VIENNA, APRIL 22. According to the Presse of to-day Count Forgaeh, the Hungarian Au lic Chancellor, has resigned, at the request of the Minister President. He will he sue. coeded by Count Hermann Z chy. PRUSSIA . RENDSBURG, APRIL 22. The li:ng of Prussia on his reception at the Railway station said : "'I he cause of the Duchies is sacred to me. The work which we have commenced with such earnest ness shall be completed in like manner. The people may be assured that the blood of my children has not been shed in vain. KIEL, APRIL 22. The 'Magistracy and Town Council of Kiel have sent a deputation to Flensburg to pay their respects to the King. They requested all the Holstei❑ communes, by telegraph, to join them. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 22. The North German Lloyds steamship America, Captain Wessels, from New Yorh on the 9th, arrived here this evening. She brings 136 bags of mails, 41 of which are for England, also 171 pas sengers for this port, Hivre, and Bremen, 49,100 dole. in specie for France, and 1,000 dole. for Bremen. The America brings a cargo of 1,000 tons of merchandise, 300 of which are for England. On the lAth inst. she spoke the English ship Constitution, steering eastwards. The America encountered strong easterly winds throughout her passage. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 21.-I'he market has not been very animated, but yesterday's prices have been well maintained, and with even a slight improve ment, Threes, for the Account, being now at 67fr. 20c. Mobilier have been in fair demand, and are last quoted at 1,2501 r. Little doing in Railway Shares, but with quotations generally unchanged. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 64 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 50 Credit Mobilier 1252 50 Do. end month 1261 25 Bank Shares Credit 14oz:icier l3OO Roman an ILI Italian Loan 69 20 Do. end month 69 15 New ditto Do. end month.... Russian Austrian spania. Threes 52 Home Debt Deferred , — Account. 890 895 -- 977 50 .. 982 50 Orleans Northern New ditto • Lyon F; and LI editerranean New ditto S )uthern %V astern Eastern •• • • Sardinian .. Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 955 - .. 960 - 900 - .. - - 670 - .. 676 - 500 - .. 602 50 482 50 .. 485 - 375 - - - 430 - 422 50 557 50 .. 660 - 492 50 .. 495 - 580 - 680 - POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A BOY CHARGED WITH CAUSING THE DEATH OF ANOTHER BOY.—William Simpson, a b y about 12 years of age, living at No. 37, Princes-street, Leicester-square, was charged before Mr Knox with causing the death of another boy named John Henry Carter. Alfred Orford, a lad living at No. 408, Rupert-street, Haymarket, said—On Tuesday, the 12th of this month, I was in the stable at the back of Rupert-street, and the two boys Carter arfd l..inapson were there. They were larking and calling each other names. Simpson called Carter a name he dia not I ke, and then they atu%rrelled. They were quiet for a little while, and then began quarrelling again. Carter had a pitchfork in his hand, going to put some fresh straw in the stalls, and then threw the fork at Simpson, the handle being towards Simpson. Simpson then took up the fork and threw it at Carter, the handle towards Carter. The fork fell short, with the prongs upwards, and Carter, who had ducked to avoid it, rose up, and in doing so came in contact with the fork, one of the prongs entering his head behind the ear, Directly after Carter said, "Alf, I am blind," at the same time putting his hand to his eyes. I then put my hand to Carter's head, and found it was covered with blood. I took Carter to Mr Harris's, a sur geon, and he dressed the wound. I then took Carter to .ny father's, in Rupert-street, and afterwards home to his aunt's, 4, Dufour's-place. Last Sunday I want to the Middlesex Hospital and saw Carter again, and he shook hands with me and wished me "Good bye." Mary Ann Hughes, 4, Dufour's-place, aunt of the de ceased boy, said on going home on the night of the 12th inst. my nephew said, " Aunt, I'm blind ; a boy has struck me with a fork in the head." On asking him whether it was done spitefully, he said it was. The next day he said he was dying, and was taken to the Middlesex Hospital, where he died on Wednesday last. The prisoner went to the hospital to see my nephew, but I was not present. Sergeant Stephens, 11 C—l went, from information I re ceived, to the Middlesex Hospital on Sunday night last, but the deceased was then delirious. Last night, et the request of the last witness, I took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner said that he had called Carter a nickname, and then Carter threw the fork at him, and he picked it up and threw it back, that the hilt struck the ground and the hilt fell over, and on the deceased, who had stooped to avoid it, raising himself, .the prong stuck in the back part of his head. Orford, recalled, said when Carter first threw the fork it did not strike the prisoner. Mr. Knox—l shall remand the boy for a week, but will take one bail in 450 for his reappearance. THAMES. COWARDLY OUTRAGE,--Joseph Hodgson, a tall power ful man, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with violently assaulting two Irishmen, named William and John Bowles, brothers. The complainants are shoemakers, and were in a public. house called the White Swan in Ratcliff•highway last night. John Buwles was offering a pair of boots for sale. The prisoner offered to toss him for e. pot of beer. John Bowles lost the toss and paid for the beer. A quarrel took place between William Bowled and the prisoner about the beer, and some of it was thrown away by the Irishman. The prisoner immediately struck him a blow on the right eye. The complainant described the blow as dreadfully piercing, and said the eye was bleeding all night. He believed the wound was inflicted with a sharp instrument. The appear ance of the eye, which was red and inflamed, but not at all swollen, confirmed this statement. John Bowles said the prisoner struck him and knocked him down, and when he strut* his broler he had a piece of brass in his hand. The prisoner said he was first struck by John Bowles with a pair of boots, and that the only thing he had in his hand was the top of a chronometer given him by a French captain. Mr. Partridge was of opinion the prisoner had corn mitted a very cowardly acsAuit, and fined him 108., which he paid. PIDOPEItTy AND INCOME TAX.—By a return to Parliament it appears that in Great 13rita - n the annual average amount of property and income tax contributed per head of population in the quinquennial period ending March 31, 1858, was 103 4td, and in Ireland is 101 d. The annual average in Great Britain in the quinquennial period ending March 31, 1863, was 7s Hid, and iu Ireland 2s 40. THE BALLOT SOCIETY.—At the weekly meeting of the committee, held at the offices, 61, Cheap side, on Tuesday last, the following subscriptions were an nounced as received from their last report :—Wm. Har greaves, £2O; Sir R. P. Collier, £1 Is; It. Harris, £1 Is, and sundry smaller sums. The committee congratulates the Liberal party upon the accession of a friend to their cause by the election of Mr Penwick at Lancaster in lieu of Mr Garnett, baing assured from local intormation that the former gentlemen is as earnest supporter of the ballot. The general election which is early anticipated also engaged the attention of the committee. AMERICA. NEW YORK, April 9. Fair weather is rapidly drying the mud in Vir. ginia, and the r3ads will soon be in passable con dition. General Grant is with the Army of the Potomac, superintending its re-organization. The army is represented to be in fine condition. The rebels are said to be strengthening their position on the Rapidar , by constructing additional earthworks and riflepits. They are also repairing the railroad bridge over the Rapidan. There is no further news from Chattanooga or Knoxville. The rebels are in large force i❑ North Eastern Tennessee. Buckner with about 12,0G0 mounted men is at Moranvil!e, and the bulk of the rebel army was in that vicinity. The reports from Kentucky in relation to the movements of the rebel General Forrest are very contradictory. One account represents that Forrest is endeavouring to get out of the state, and for that purpose has divided his command into small squads. Another report places him with his entire command at Mayfie.d, Kentucky. A rumour prevailed in Memphis that Forrest was about to attack that place with a large force. In the fight on, the 21 inst., at Sommerville, be tween Forrest's and Grierson's cavalry, the Federals, failing to receive expected reinforcements, were forced to retreat from superior numbers. An order issued by General Buford, commanding a division of Forrest's cavalry, congratulates his troops on the success of their Kentucky campaign. He asserts that they silenced the forts at Paducah, and drove off a Federal gunboat. He concludes by assuring his troops that he intends to hold Western Kentucky. Rebel prisoners admit their 'oases before Paducah to amount to three hundred in killed alone. Much suspense is felt that General Grierson has not overtaken the main body of Forrest's rebels and attacked them; but it is now generally understood that. Grierson's force is inadequate To the task before it, s the affair at Summerviile proves. An attack made by rebel guerillas upon some Federal gunboats, near Hickman, K , mtucky, re sulted in the repulse of the rebels, who lost quite a number of prisoners captured by a force landed by the gunboats. The inhabitants of this portion of Kentucky are said, in many instances, to have materially aid, d Forrest in his operations. Latest accounts from Charleston state that the city was being shelled at intervals, but the active bombardment had been suspended. Tne Federal fire was directed, in fair weather, against the new rebel rams on the stocks. The vessels had been hulled several times, and the workmen driven off. It was thought that the rebels would attempt to launch the rams and tow them out of the range of the Federal guns. Several rebel torpedo boats patrol the harbour, evidently watching an oppor tunity to attack the blockading vessels, which, however, were guarded with the utmost vigilance. It is reported that the rebel ram Tennessee was sunk during a heavy squall off Grant's Pass, near Mobile, in seven fathoms of water. Her armament consisted of six 100 pounder Parrot rifles and seve. ral guns of smaller calibre. Advices from Louisiana state that a Federal column under General A. J. Smith was advancing upon Shrieveport, on the Red River. The rebel iorce near Alexandria is estimated at 20,000, and it was thought that they wnuld offer battle near Shrieveport, as they were falling back in that direction. It is rumoured that a fight occurred at Cane River between 8,000 Union infantry, under General Mower, and Dadley's brigade of Federal cavalry, and the rebels under General Dick Taylor, 17,000 strong, and posted in an advantageous position. Tne fight lasted about three hours, and tne rebels are said to have been repulsed, losing 500 prisoners and 200 in kil:el and wounded. The Federal loss is stated at 18 killed and 100 wounded. General Smith was following up the rebels and endeavour ing to bring on a general engagement. A despatch from Fort Smith, Arkansas, dated April 6to, states that General Steele had driven the rebels out of Arkadelphia, and was advancing against General Price, who. with a considerable force, was between Camden and Washington, Alkalises. Ihe rebel forces of Cabell were raiding in the rear of General Steele's army. A force of 500 Texans had been repulsed in an attack upon the Federal garrison at Rossville. A force of Federal cavalry, under Colonel Clay ton, attacked and routed a body of Longview, Ar kansas, capturing 300 prisoners, and destroying a pontoon bridge and train of waggons. Ain election was held on April 6 in Maryland to elect delegates to the Convention to be held for the purpse of amending the State Constitution. The delegates elected were all unconditional Emancipa tionists, and the Convention will, there.tore, un doubtedly make Maryland a free State. In the City of Baltimore the Emancipation ticket received over 9,000 votes, only 41 Opposition votes being polled. The Democrats generally avoided the In the Federal Senate a resolution of the Judi ciary Committee to amend the Federal Constitu tion so as to prohibit silvery, was adopted by a vote of 38 against 6. If the House of Representa tives should ratify the action of the Senate by a two-thirds vote, it will then require, to make their joint action valid, a three-fourths vote of the State legislatures or State conventions, either according to the decision of Congress. In the House of Representatives Mr. Long, of Ohio, spoke boldly in favour of stopping the war, and recognising the Sotitti. He declared that the democratic party was in favour of peace, and that there was no power under the etostitation to coerce sovereign StAtes. Mr. Long was teplied to by Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, who warmly advoeeed the sup pression of the rebellion. FINANCIAL. NEW YORK, April 8 p.m. _ . The money mark©t continues active; at 7 per cent. c,,pital is freely offered at that rate. Gold remains steady at 169 y. Exchange is firm at 1841 to I, fur hankers bills. Government Securities are strong. Five Twenties sold at 1111 ; Registered sixes of 'Bl, 114 ; do. Coupon, 114 ; Seven Thirties, 111 i ; One Year Certificates, 99/. The Share Market was Irregular at the foliowing quotailons:—Erie 1251; Hudson River 158; H.r iern 159; New YurkCentral 143; Reading 16111 ; Illinois Central 149 ; Michigan Centre! 1532 ; Michigan Southern 115; CiAlena ann Chicago 132. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, April 8. Flour market quiet, prices 5 to 10 cents higher, 6 dots. 75 cents to 6 dole. 90 cents for supLrfine State and Western ; 7 dots. 20 cents to 7 dots. 25 cents for extra State; 7 d 015.30 cents to 7 dole. 50 cents for choice State. Provisions—Pork is active and higher-23 dols. to 23 dole. 25c. for mess ; 23 d3lB. for old do; 21 dols. 75c. to 25 dols. Oc. for new do. ; and 19 dole. 50c. to 22 dole. Oc. for old and new prime. Beet's firm and active-10 dots. 50c. to 16 dols. 50e. for repacked mesa; 18 dols. Oc. for extra mesa; and 25 dots. to 26 dots. Oc. for prime mess. Cotton quiet. 76 cents, for middling upiands. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE,—Lord Edward Clin ton has addressed the following letter, dated ttw 18th inst., to Mr. R. Allen, Provincial Grand Secretary of the Freemasons of Nottingham, who had made an official inquiry respecting the health of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, the Provincial Grand Master of the Masons : it gives me great pleasure to be able to say that my father, the Duke of Newcastle, has so far recovered from his last serious attack of nine Gays ago that I was this day able to read your kind and sympathetic letter to him ; it would have been useless to do so hefore,as my father would not have been able to understand the full meaning of it. tie wishes me to express to the Freemasons of Nottingham his heartfelt gra titude for their wishes for his restoration to health, ex pressed in such a very touching manner. I fear that it is usalcss to shut our eyes altogether to the critical condition that my father is in, but I am happy to be able to tell you that a consultation of four medical men has just taken place, and they pronoueca him rather better than he has been ft r the last few days. I think, therefore, that while gradual improvement continues we have more and more hope for the future, cx— -y 4, 3.114 HER MAJESTY. •••- WINDSOR CASTLE, April 21. The Queen and Royal family, Attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived at Osborne at half-past seven o'clock last night, fr om Windsor Castle. Tier Majesty's health, though still requiring care, has not suffered from the fatigue of the journey. The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRRINGHAM, April 2L Their Royal Highnesses the Prince ,and Princes s of Wales have spent last week at Sandringhael very quietly. The weather having been verf favourable their Royal Highnesses have made fre° quent equestrian excursions in the neighbourhood' The Prince and Princess appear to be in excellent health. On Sunday last their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, ac3ompanied by Lieut.-General Knoilys, Captain Grey, Mr. Her bert Fisher, Mr. H. L. Wood, Colonel the Ho o ' Henry and Mrs. Byng, and the Hon. Mrs. Bruc e ' attended Divine service at Sandringham Church. The Rev. George Browne Moxon, 8.A., rector, officiated and preached. On Tuesday the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey arrived at Sandringham, and succeeded the Hon. M.'s. Bruce in attendance upon her Royal Highness the Princeof Wales. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Major - Cowell and Lieutenant Haig, arrived at, Sandringham on Tuesday evening, on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princes of Wales and suite will, according to present sr' raigements, leave Sandringham, for London, about the latter end of next week. The Countess of Listowel and the Ladies litir e have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel. The EArl of Hoperoun has arrived at . Loniii Hotel. Count de Schall has left Furranee'a Hotel, for Paris. Mr, and Lady Charlotte Schreiber, and the Misses Guest, have arrived at 11, Cavendish-square, O r the season. Sir Charles Grey has arrived at the Clarendon/ from Tunbridge Wells. Admiral the Hun. E. and Mrs. Howard ha le arrived at Brown's Hotel. LITERATURE, The Standard Wrzting Exerczse Books for School and Home. By J. S. lAwrie. Thomas Murby) Bouverie-si rest: These are very useful little works, that have bee° arranged with great care, and will doubtless prov e of essential service to those for whom they are de signed. Great attention has been shown in se lect" ing the subjects given for writing, and in this, s e in many similar instances, we can see how groat 1 0 the superiority of education now-a-days to what it used to be. Learning is rendered more availabl e in every way, and in some degree the task is lightened by the introduction of pleasing varieties into the weariness and monotony of study. Milton's Conzus, 4.c. With illustrative notes. Bf the Rev. J. Hunter, M.A. Longman. We have here another of Mr. Hunter's useful little manuals for training schools and colleges• The type is clear and good, while the explanatory notes, which are full and comprehensive, will enable the dullest or least im.aginative scholar readily to follow the author's meaning. They are not re stricted to mere observations or queries on parts of speech, as is too often the case in works of this kind , but tcey explain difficult phrases or obscure corn" parisons after illustrating them by passages front other poets. The ethical extracts at the beginning will assist the young reader in forming some idea► of the peculiar beauties of Milton's style. The History of Englund. By Lord Macaulay. Part Vl. People's Edition. Longman. This admirable edition of one of the standard works of our language is uniform with the cheap re-issue of the same author's world ramous essays, and, like that, is suited to the book shelves of the humblest reader, white the type and paper render it by no means unworthy of a place in a more ex" pensive library, By following the method of monthly publication, Messrs. Longman are thus putting within the re2co of all who are likely to appreciate them some of the first works of our time, and in thus encouraging tae taste for solid reeding and diffusing knowledge and cultivation they ar e conferring a public benefit. Old Bones ; or, Notes for Young Naturalists. BY the Rev. W. Sy mouth, F.G.S. Herd wieke, Plc" cadilly. We are not surprised that this little work should have reached a second edition, for it combines in $ High degree the two important qualities of being interesting and instructive. It combines in some degree the two sciences of zoology and geology' since it traces the changing forms of animal nature from the living beings of the present day to the ancient remnants of the mastodon or mammoth of an earlier age. The illustrations are copious, and add greatly to the value of the work, whose clear and simple style and abundant information render it pleasant and pr, fitable reading for thany wb° have left their schooldays far behind. The Standard Manual of Geography. Edited bf J. S. Lawrie. Simpkin and Marshall. This little work has been compiled by a gentle' man who is one of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, and who is consequently famidar wits :he requirements of pupils. It is arranged on a vet : excellent system, being plain and terse, and giving its information, brief though it necessarily i s, in a form sufficiently interesting to impress the pupil's mind with something more than a mere catalogue of names and dates. For the benefit of small schools, Bcc., we may add that this useful compendium is befog also published in four monthly twopenny parts. Handbook of Croquet. By Edmund Rout ledge. A capital explanation of this now very fashion able game. Ttiose wishing to liteJme proficients in it have only to stuay this volume, and the work s accomplished. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, April 22.—Wind this day at noon—North• East; moderate breeze and very flue weather. FALMOUTH, April 21.—Wind E.—Arrived—Ronens steamer, and lett for the West lathes. DUNDEE, April 20.—Wind W.—Arrived—Lalla Rookbf from Calcutta. CLYDE, April 21.—Wind N. V.—Sailed—Bangalore , for Matanzas—John. Gray, for Trinidad—Melrose, for NO York—Abbey Craig, for Miramichi. COWES, Aprik 21.—Wind B.E.—Arrived—Laura and Louise, tro•n Callao, OFF PORTSMOUTH, April 21,—Arrived—Bathurst, from the Cape of Good Hope. OFF TORBAY, April 20.—Arrived—Lady Macdonald, from Kurrachee. OFF DOVER, April W.— Arrived—Shatino ri o from Calcutta. BY ELECTRIC TET,EGRAPII. : Tha Bavaria, steamer,&P O ' 10 last night. o t u a • i r i x eci Atu tu P r T .N ON ew , k y 'r o id r a k y a M t ohe.rning. Arrived—Emanuel, from Christiata. BY 'MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Friday MOrning• Arrived, April 21—K rageroe, from Krageroe—Stm paorl' from Calcutta—Triton, from W a rburg—Just, from ,rasa —and Wave, from Guernsey, Arrived, April 22—Two Friends, from Guernsey. Sailed, April 22—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning! Passed—Scotia, for Port Phillip—Johanna, for iti Clai bucti—Shepherdess, for Port Augusta—all from London. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS.—The undermen tioned offices in Birmingham will be opened as Post-offico •iavings Bank 9, on Mond,y, the 2d May, 1864:—Aston Palk, Pexade, Rcvi command of the Postmaste:-Ga. er al, Jor lN TILLEY, Secretary ,— General Post-office, 9 t h April, 18 14